--- title: "10 Trying Quotes By Roger Ailes" description: "10 Trying quotes by Roger Ailes. Plus more from Roger Ailes and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/roger-ailes-2123_change_i-m-constantly-trying-to-invent-differen_3202795.png" --- > [I'm constantly trying to invent different ways to do things. If you're going to be a television executive, you have to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-m-constantly-trying-to-invent-different-ways-to-do-things-if-you-re/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/roger-ailes-2123_change_i-m-constantly-trying-to-invent-differen_3202795.png) > [I'm not trying to be anyone. You know why other executives always hire phonies? Because they're phonies. They hire phonies because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-m-not-trying-to-be-anyone-you-know-why-other-executives-always-hire/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/roger-ailes-2123_always_i-m-not-trying-to-be-anyone-you-know-why_2317418.jpg) > [CNN and MSNBC, our primary competitors, are trying to figure out how to beat us. There are some good, smart people at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/cnn-and-msnbc-our-primary-competitors-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-to/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/roger-ailes-2123_acorn_cnn-and-msnbc-our-primary-competitors-ar_2839944.png) > [Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/growing-up-in-ohio-and-just-being-kind-of-an-average-guy-from-flyover/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/roger-ailes-2123_argue_growing-up-in-ohio-and-just-being-kind-o_1188921.png) > [I think it's because I'm unpredictable. I view every situation, every race, and every candidate differently I try not to rely on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-think-it-s-because-i-m-unpredictable-i-view-every-situation-every/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/roger-ailes-2123_candidates_i-think-it-s-because-i-m-unpredictable-i_2108835.png) > [You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. And so,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you-do-but-you-don-t-get-up-in/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/roger-ailes-2123_america_you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you_1813789.png) > [One of the reasons I'm in this business is because I have absolute respect for the people who say, "You know what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business-is-because-i-have-absolute/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/roger-ailes-2123_absolutes_one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business_551679.jpg) > [Candidates rarely win battles with the media, and unless you really know what you're doing you should not tangle with them. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-media-and-unless-you-really/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/roger-ailes-2123_accomplish_candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-m_705141.png) > [ Take the \[1980\] Jimmy Carter-Ronald Reagan debate. Carter kept trying to imply that somehow Ronald Reagan was going to push the button,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/take-the-1980-jimmy-carter-ronald-reagan-debate-carter-kept-trying-to/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/roger-ailes-2123_able_take-the-1980-jimmy-carter-ronald-reagan_1643722.png) > [In the Rather/Bush incident, it was totally unfair. CBS was trying him and convicting him and trying to execute him on national…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/in-the-rather-bush-incident-it-was-totally-unfair-cbs-was-trying-him/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/roger-ailes-2123_arena_in-the-rather-bush-incident-it-was-total_1063438.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Roger Ailes > [The contributions being made by Latinos are extraordinary, and we need to talk about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/the-contributions-being-made-by-latinos-are-extraordinary-and-we-need/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > ['Vanity Fair' is a left-wing rag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/vanity-fair-is-a-left-wing-rag/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [I have a good eye for talent, and my talent performs the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-have-a-good-eye-for-talent-and-my-talent-performs-the-best/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [I've been an underdog all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-ve-been-an-underdog-all-my-life/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/obama-s-the-one-who-never-worked-a-day-in-his-life-he-never-earned-a/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [If you've got a big star like O'Reilly, it does overshadow what the hard-news guys do during the day. That's the nature of television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/if-you-ve-got-a-big-star-like-o-reilly-it-does-overshadow-what-the/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [My first qualification is I didn't go to Columbia Journalism School.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/my-first-qualification-is-i-didn-t-go-to-columbia-journalism-school/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candidate-doesn-t-necessarily-mean/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/we-re-not-programming-to-conservatives-we-re-just-not-eliminating/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [ They \[NPR\] are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/they-npr-are-of-course-nazis-they-have-a-kind-of-nazi-attitude-they/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [You just don't go out when you're over 55 years of age, have a colossal failure, and expect to find work in your field again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-just-don-t-go-out-when-you-re-over-55-years-of-age-have-a/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [CNBC was completely in the dumper when I went there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/cnbc-was-completely-in-the-dumper-when-i-went-there/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Almost everything I do is related to my ability to hire good people. I don't take much of the credit myself. I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/almost-everything-i-do-is-related-to-my-ability-to-hire-good-people-i/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Anybody's position on an issue, anything they've said about an issue, and any way they've voted on an issue is fair game. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/anybody-s-position-on-an-issue-anything-they-ve-said-about-an-issue/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [It is a tremendous sacrifice to run for political office in America today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/it-is-a-tremendous-sacrifice-to-run-for-political-office-in-america/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/roger-ailes/#itemlist", "name": "10 Trying Quotes By Roger Ailes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm constantly trying to invent different ways to do things. 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And so, until somebody shows me lines at the border trying to get out, I think there's some good news.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ailes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you-do-but-you-don-t-get-up-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/roger-ailes-2123_america_you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you_1813789.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/roger-ailes-2123_america_you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you_1813789.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/roger-ailes-2123_america_you-cover-the-bad-news-about-america-you_1813789.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. 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I think I can make this a little better and I'm willing to get in and try.\" Because, I'll tell you, there are a hell of a lot of reasons to stay away from running for office today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ailes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business-is-because-i-have-absolute/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/roger-ailes-2123_absolutes_one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business_551679.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/roger-ailes-2123_absolutes_one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business_551679.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/roger-ailes-2123_absolutes_one-of-the-reasons-i-m-in-this-business_551679.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the reasons I'm in this business is because I have absolute respect for the people who say, \"You know…” — Roger Ailes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Candidates rarely win battles with the media, and unless you really know what you're doing you should not tangle with them. The exception is when you know this is a search-and- destroy mission on the part of the media and your case is very strong, you are very articulate, you know what you're trying to accomplish - and you have no alternatives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ailes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-media-and-unless-you-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/roger-ailes-2123_accomplish_candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-m_705141.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/roger-ailes-2123_accomplish_candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-m_705141.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/roger-ailes-2123_accomplish_candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-m_705141.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Candidates rarely win battles with the media, and unless you really know what you're doing you should not…” — Roger Ailes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Take the [1980] Jimmy Carter-Ronald Reagan debate. 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